Forum Retail, 23rd edition kicks off
The 23rd edition of Forum Retail, the largest technology networking hub for the retail community, has kicked off: the first event, the Executive Summit, attended by 180 C-Levels from the retail

ASIA FRUIT LOGISTICA: Book tickets online now and save 40 per cent
Tickets for the show, which takes place in Hong Kong from 6 to 8 September, include free access to the ASIAFRUIT CONGRESS and the ASIAFRUIT BUSINESS FORUM, both of which take place on all three

Maersk discusses ‘Logistics 4.0: Accelerating Africa’s Digital Revolution’ at the Africa CEO Forum
A.P. Moller – Maersk has discussed and presented papers on ‘Logistics 4.0: Accelerating Africa’s Digital Revolution’ at a closed-door session with some of the top CEOs from Africa. Held on

This week in Fruchthandel Magazine: European Sustainability Forum, Bananas - a commodity guide
Climate change is having a significant impact on global rainfall patterns. As the planet warms, the atmosphere can store more moisture, leading to more intense and frequent rainfall in some

New measures to support tenant farmers
The government has announced new measures aimed at supporting the long-term sustainability of the tenant farming sector. The measures, announced in response to the independent Rock Review, agree

BMEL funds artificial intelligence in the agricultural and food sector with around 3.8 million euros
The Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL), Claudia Müller, has handed over funding decisions totalling almost 3.8 million euros to the Osnabrück

European Sustainability Forum: Fact check on sustainable concepts at event premiere
First the years-long pandemic, then record inflation as a result of the Russian war of aggression in Ukraine. The consumer climate remains clouded in the wake of inflation, and the fact that fruit

European Sustainability Forum: How must the retail sector position itself in terms of sustainability?
Answers are available at the European Sustainability Forum on 9/10 May in Düsseldorf. Climate change and resource scarcity, inflation, purchasing restraint and supply chain problems are shaping

Miguel Ángel Gómez, the curious technologist
In 2007 he decided to automate his own home and since then he has changed his home automation protocol three times, so he shows me on his mobile phone how he opens the door for an Amazon delivery

Westfalia and Chiquita join European Sustainability Forum
What does sustainability really mean for fruit and vegetables? And how should the trade itself respond? AMI and Fruchthandel Magazin, part of Fruitnet Media International, want to provide answers

European Sustainability Forum: Sustainability - How must trade position itself?
The topic of sustainability is and remains on the agenda. It is one of the buzzwords of our time. And yet, at times, many consumers do not know what they want. Nevertheless, the trade must serve

European Sustainability Forum: Sustainability - A Demand from Trade and Consumers?
The quality management departments of companies in the fruit and vegetable sector will not run out of work. For in addition to routine business such as checking ripeness and other quality

This week in Fruchthandel Magazine: Logistics and sweet peas
A pandemic lasting years with numerous lockdowns, war in Europe, exploding costs for energy and thus also for transport, cooling and storage, unstable supply chains worldwide, staff shortages,

European Sustainability Forum: No greenwashing, but real sustainability - at the early bird price
... but only until 31 March 2023, so take advantage of the early bird rate and register for the European Sustainability Forum. The European Commission also wants to do something for more and

European Sustainability Forum: Focus on trend products
On 10 May 2023, everything in Düsseldorf will revolve around the topic of sustainability. The many questions surrounding this complex challenge will be explored. Current difficulties such as

European Sustainability Forum - 10 May 2023 - Sustainability remains an important factor
The topic of sustainability remains on the agenda. For the consumer, however, sustainability is often an overwhelming challenge, as the term is not particularly sharply defined. In a survey of

The farmer as a protagonist in the process of digital transformation in horticulture
Drones for the application of phytosanitary products, intelligent greenhouses controlled from a mobile phone, artificial intelligence to make the commercialisation of fruit and vegetables more

Companies and institutions committed to the II HortiDATA Forum 2023
Technological and digital companies seek to optimise resources and achieve the long-awaited environmental, social and economic sustainability, key aspects for moving forward. And this is where the

Almeria hosts the II HortiDATA Forum 2023
The province of Almeria will once again be the setting for the second edition of the Horticultural Digital Innovation Forum (HortiDATA) on 10 March at the Almeria Science and Technology Park

FRUIT LOGISTICA: Time for something new
Innovations can help to meet current challenges and make the fruit trade more efficient. One example is artificial intelligence (AI). With a presentation on areas of application throughout the

System to monitor the ripening process of tropical fruits from outside the ripening room
The monitoring of the degree of ripeness of tropical fruit is one of the key aspects in managing operations at the packing houses of importers in order to offer the market fruit at the desired